We have a new World Champion

[Ridenparadise]

Paul VDP wins the XC Eliminator in South Africa:drum::drum::drum::drum::drum::drum::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo:

 

[johndh]

You bloody beauty Pauly, just watched it live online red bull TV, worth watching the celebrations and the commentators responses our first ever elite world xc champion. What a ride he was doing a road race in Borneo a week ago.

 

[zerohero]

The Plow takes it via the sneaky inside line...

http://live.redbull.tv/events/271/uci-mtb-world-championships-2013-xce/

Semifinal 2 @ 1:32:40 (watch first!)
Final @ 1:48:50

 

[Cúl-Báire]

Well done Paul VDP, love the inside line! :hail:

 

[mtb101]

this is one guy who's going to go all the way. brilliant.

 

[slowmick]

Awesome news on his win. I regularly got passed by him 3 years ago at the Gravity 12 hour - he was insanely fast then - i can't imagine what he's like now.

Great to see Aussies back on the back on the podium for XC. :thumb::thumb:

 

[Marx]

Never sits down, never gives up.

 

[mtb101]

first corner Paul VDP takes inside line to front.



out of corner he has a small gap.


rock garden, no problems for the plower.


still in front, slowed a little.


sideways up climb into descent section.


descent gap.


gap after descent.


see you later buddy.


gooooooollllllddd

 

[Big JD]

what's next for this monster of a man

first eliminator World Champ

next cyclocross World Champ

maybe one day classic road race champion

 

[cleeshoy]

next cyclocross World Champ

how awesome would that be!

maybe one day classic road race champion

He may not be a pure climber (mind you he has won the Mt Buller MTB stage race) but holy crap he can generate some power in those legs. I've heard max-power numbers like 2500 watts. Suprised the bike didn't split in two!

 

[MrZ32]

how awesome would that be!



He may not be a pure climber (mind you he has won the Mt Buller MTB stage race) but holy crap he can generate some power in those legs. I've heard max-power numbers like 2500 watts. Suprised the bike didn't split in two!

2.5kw is not that impressive, however I would love to see the torque that he is producing. When producing that power, what sort of cadence would he running at.?

 

[cleeshoy]

2.5kw is not that impressive, however I would love to see the torque that he is producing. When producing that power, what sort of cadence would he running at.?

I imagine his bike frame must be shuddering with nerves when he does an eliminator

 

[will20b]

2.5kw is not that impressive, however I would love to see the torque that he is producing. When producing that power, what sort of cadence would he running at.?

Really, Shane Perkins puts out a max 2500 Watts and he goes alright.

Congratulations to Paul, an awesome effort for a cool guy.

 

[Big JD]

how awesome would that be!


dont try and be nice to me over on this thread Cheese-a-hoy

 

[cleeshoy]

how awesome would that be!


dont try and be nice to me over on this thread Cheese-a-hoy

I thought you were ignoring me JD? Can't get enough of me hey?

 

[MrZ32]

Really, Shane Perkins puts out a max 2500 Watts and he goes alright.

Congratulations to Paul, an awesome effort for a cool guy.

Sorry. .. 2.5kw is a lot for someone. .. Just not an impressive number. . To put it into perspective, say he had a cadence of 90rpm. To produce the 2.5kw or 4hp he would be producing around 316nm of torque... That is car numbers.. and not some crappy 1.6litre either.

 

[cleeshoy]

Sorry. .. 2.5kw is a lot for someone. .. Just not an impressive number. . To put it into perspective, say he had a cadence of 90rpm. To produce the 2.5kw or 4hp he would be producing around 316nm of torque... That is car numbers.. and not some crappy 1.6litre either.

Given I know sod-all about cars that means nothing to me. Plus isn't this a forum about bicycles?

Anyways a quick browse of the internet suggests Mark Cavendish reaches 1600-2000 watts at peak (big variation but it was only a quick browse)
According to that TV ad for Momentum Energy Matt Goss reaches around 1500 watts in his sprint

Based on my 10 second internet search, 2500 watts is pretty high. I know I couldn't even get close to that number.

 

[MrZ32]

With the low rpm out puts that humans can provide we are never going to put out high power outputs... What we lack in power we make up for in torque.

I think you are missing the point, yes the power output may be insanely high for a human but 2.5kw is not much, only barely a push mower power.

But car rivaling torque is impressive. Do you understand the concept of power and torque?

 

[nonch]

the power output may be insanely high for a human but 2.5kw is not much, only barely a push mower power.

But he is a human :crazy:

 

[nonch]

Anyway, unbelievable effort from Paul, coming off shoulder surgery and three months off the bike at the start of the year, then a broken collarbone, then food poisoning only two weeks ago!!